3A Region 6 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Nate Jones' Big Game Leads Ohatchee over Glencoe
Starting off the list is Ohatchee's Nate Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Unfortunately for Glencoe, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Jones. Jones rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the Yellowjackets duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 69.05
A Season-Best Effort from Colby Hester Leads Ohatchee over Glencoe
Ohatchee was led to victory by Colby Hester, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hester picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. Ohatchee is 4-2 when Hester posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Glencoe's probably not too fond of Hester given he always seems to get the better of them. Hester rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries the last time he and the Yellowjackets duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.47
Jayden Heard Makes It Three for Ohatchee
Another Ohatchee player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Heard. He rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 73 yards.
For the season, Heard has averaged 41.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.33
Pennington Gets a Boost from Ortiz in 33-30 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Jj Ortiz of Pennington. Ortiz picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Pennington pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Ortiz and Pennington will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Weaver at 7:00 p.m. on November 12th.
Gamescore: 32.57
Other Notable Players
- Nicholas Horn: 96 yards passing; 92 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.20)
- Brody Blevins: 254 yards passing; 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.13)
- Jacob Duckett: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.68)
- Jake Roberson: 219 yards passing; 23 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.80)
- Levi White: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
